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Tzur Hadassah () is a
town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in the Jerusalem Corridor, located southwest of
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, at an altitude of 755 meters above sea level, located on Route 375 west of
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, about one kilometer west of the Green Line, adjacent to the Palestinian village of
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. In it had a population of .


History

Tzur Hadassah was established in 1956 as a regional centre for nearby
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im such as
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, Mata, Mevo Beitar and
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village of
Ras Abu 'Ammar Ras Abu 'Ammar () was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 21, 1948, by the Har'el Brigade of Operation ha-Har. It was located 14 km west of Jerusalem, ...
. It was named for the Hadassah organization. The town has four neighborhoods: The "Vatika" (Old Tzur Hadassah and Shehunat HaMeah); New Tzur Hadassah (Shehunat HaEmek); Sansan (Sansan Mt.); and Har Kitron (Kitron Mt.) which forms the second half of the
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of Tzur Hadassah. In 2016, plans for expansion were approved to add 15,000 new residents within 5 years. In 2023, Tzur Hadassah became a local council and Tomer Moskowitz was appointed mayor.


Education

Tzur Hadassah is home to 4 primary schools, 1 religious, 1 mixed, and 2 secular. The religious school is called Lavi, the mixed (both religious and secular) is Maayanot, and the secular primary schools are Hadassim and Tzurim. Hadassa is home to Kehilat Shir Chadash (formally Kehilat Tzur Hadassah). The Kehila has an active chapter of the Israeli Reform Youth Movement Noar Telem. The congregation plays a leading role in the town's social and cultural life. Between 2006-2014 rabbi Ofer Beit-Halachmi got the congregation into a new building and created a moving voice in the community, leading in projects such as environmental programs, teen programs, and civic engagement such as volunteering in immigrant communities.


Landmarks

The Harei Yehuda riding stable is located in Tzur Hadassah, at the edge of the Sansan nature reserve. It was established in 1991 in the old part of Tzur Hadassah and moved to new facilities in 2004. The
Israel National Trail The Israel National Trail (, ''Shvil Yisra'el'') is a hiking trail that crosses the entire length of Israel, with its northern end at Kibbutz Dan in the far north of the country, extending to Eilat at the southernmost tip of Israel on the Red Sea ...
, marked with orange, blue, and white stripes, reaches Tzur Hadassah on its way westward. In 2014, construction workers discovered a large stalactite cave located beneath parts of Tzur Hadassah, the Parks Service sealed off entrance to the cave system.


References


External links


Official website
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